Comments on: Spellborn: Two week warning!

By: Tipa

Tipa — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:50:47 +0000

Yeah Acclaim was widely misreported as saying F2P plus microtransactions, which sparked a same day post by Spellborn NV clarifying what they really said. But nobody really knows for sure because the press release from August announcing they would publish Chronicles of Spellborn is the ONLY information on their site.

By: Sente

Sente — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:55:18 +0000

@Saylah:
No, they never said free with micropayments, but it was interpreted as such when Acclaim said that it would be “free to play” and later Spellborn clarified that it was only the starting zone that was free.

By: Saylah

Saylah — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:34:20 +0000

Am I going bonkers or didn’t somewhere say that it was going to be free with optional micro payments? If it’s a box purchase I’m not likely to bother this year which leaves plenty of time for people to post reviews.

By: West Karana » More on Spellborn’s North American launch

West Karana » More on Spellborn’s North American launch — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:42:06 +0000

[...] Ardenya wrote up a fantastic description of how Spellborn will be published in Europe (aside from the UK and the other Commonwealth [...]

By: Ardenya

Ardenya — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:35:58 +0000

Indeed, this is propably the underhyped product of the year. Which isnt bad actually, in fact its kinda refreshing considering the other two big releases this year (three if you count WoTLK). I was struck for a moment earlier this week as I realized TCoS is going to be released soonish. Havent played the beta for some while I enjoyed running a new Runemage through the starting quests. Especially the combat system is pretty fun and dynamic as it forces you to actually dodge enemy attacks and tweak your skill deck to match the mobs your fighting and group setup.

Considering packages and payment, earlier tonight I have recieved an email with some details and amazon preorder links. Unfortunatly, Im not at my desktop atm and will be as early as tomorrow so bear with the little details I have preserved in the twists of my mind… =) I’ll verify the info as I get home.

There will be two boxes: a regular edition coming with the game client on DVD, a world map and 1 month subscription time for around 15 euro (dont nail me on that… yet) and a special edition with the previous content and additionally an art book, some special ingame item and 3 month of subscription time for 39,90 euro.

The monthly rates will depend on the billing model you choose and will lower the longer the cycle. Itll start at 12,99 euro using a 1 month cycle and goes down to 10,99 euro per month using a 6 month cycle. Additionally, there will be 60 days Game Cards availible for 26,99 euro.

Regards,
Ardy

By: Tipa

Tipa — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:18:07 +0000

@Saylah I think launching in November right around all these other releases was a bad move for them, but on the other hand, I know they are almost broke and HAVE to release.

As far as I know, the game itself is a subscription if you want to leave the newbie grounds.

I certainly would not expect people leveling characters in WotLK to give Spellborn a look, and nor should they. Even if this game is fantastic — and I hope it is — it’s a new game by a company that has never done an MMO before, and there are bound to be issues. By the time people are caught up with WotLK, the game should be in good shape and, since it won’t have to deal with the hype spike, it will have a chance to start at a reasonable size and then grow from word of mouth, like EVE.

By: Saylah

Saylah — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:04:52 +0000

This was the game I was going to be leaving WOW to play. However, it took forever and a day to release with very sparse information about the game during development. The website itself was horrendous so I just gave up. Even knowing that the web team and game development teams aren’t the same, I couldn’t help but wondering, “if this is the talent they assemble to build this site, Gawd only knows who’s coding the game.”

If I remember correctly there’s a micro payment model or something? I hope so for their sake. They couldn’t get me to purchase another MMO box right now. I might take a peak depending on what others say about the trial.

By: Openedge1

Openedge1 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:39:43 +0000

@Tipa
Never said the game was Hyped…said YOU were. You have followed it, discussed it…tried to keep it out there…yet, I hope it is not like the other 99% of under hyped MMO’s (bad)

Yet…the hyped ones are also bad. Hmmm…MMO’s seem to not be good at all anymore, except for the rae gems people find.

As to the first time..believe me, I am not the ONLY male this has happened to…just most are not willing to admit it.
And it goes without saying..it can be anything, and NOT just that…say like the first time to a new restaurant, and you get the nasty food, or that awesome movie that you hated…

Or kinda like playing LOTRO and WAR….lol (always willing to enrage more fanboys is my motto)

Cheers (and lets hope Spellborn is ok…that’s all we can do!)

By: syncaine

syncaine — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:36:06 +0000

This must be one of the must under-hyped major MMO (is it major?) launches I can remember. Hopefully the free trail is pain-free to acquire, and not like the EQ2 trial. If it takes me 15-30 minutes to get it and get in the game, it might be worth a glance, anything beyond that and it’s going to take some seriously positive blog posts to convince me.

By: Ysharros

Ysharros — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:51:58 +0000

I’ve been following this from a looooooooooooong distance for what, several years now? I am going to try not to get sucked into the hype machine any more than necessary from now on. (Famous last words.)

Thanks for this reminder, it had been a while since I thought to check on the release date.